Chiral perylene materials by ionic self-assembly

Echue, G., Hamley, I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-0926, Lloyd Jones, G. C. and Faul, C. F. J. (2016) Chiral perylene materials by ionic self-assembly. Langmuir, 32 (35). pp. 9023-9032. ISSN 0743-7463 doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02201

Abstract/Summary

Two chiral complexes (1-SDS and 1-SDBS) were prepared via the ionic self-assembly of a chiral perylene diimide tecton with oppositely charged surfactants. The effect of surfactant tail architecture on the self-assembly properties and supramolecular structure was investigated in detail using UV–vis, IR, circular dichroism, light microscopy, X-ray diffraction studies, and electron microscopy. The results obtained revealed the molecular chirality of the parent perylene tecton could be translated into supramolecular helical chirality of the resulting complexes via primary ionic interactions through careful choice of solvent and concentration. Differing solvent-dependent aggregation behavior was observed for these complexes as a result of the different possible noncovalent interactions via the surfactant alkyl tails. The results presented in this study demonstrate that ionic self-assembly (ISA) is a facile strategy for the production of chiral supramolecular materials based on perylene diimides. The structure–function relationship is easily explored here due to the wide selection and easy availability of common surfactants.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/66805
Identification Number/DOI	10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02201
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
Publisher	American Chemical Society
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